14 | AUGUST 18 • 2022

when one decides on what bottle
they will pick out next time they
bring one to serve and drink at
the next seder or meal with a
Jewish ritual.”
Rabbi Louis Finkelman of Or
Chadash of Oak Park will lead a
discussion and demonstration on
how wheat is grown
and processed. He
will also speak to
the many times in
Jewish tradition
where wheat and
bread — leavened
and unleavened — is
mentioned in Jewish traditions.
Part of his stories will come
from his own experiences grow-
ing a modest amount of wheat in
his Southfield backyard.
“People have a different take
on sustainability when they
have experienced growing
their own food, even growing
a small part of their own food,”
Finkelman said. “Last year, my
daughter-in-law gave me red
wheat seeds. She planted a tiny

bed of wheat in her garden in
Oak Park, and I did the same
in my garden in Southfield. We
harvested the wheat, and got
together to process what we had
planted, generating enough flour
for one loaf of bread.”

OUTDOOR FUN
Outside, on a lawn adjacent
to the center, representatives
from Outdoor Adventures from
Tamarack Camps will be staging
outdoor games and activities,
allowing those who may not get
the chance to go away to camp
in the summer to get a taste of
camping.
The environmental organi-
zation Plastic Oceans will host
stewardship activities along the
Dequindre Cut Greenway and
children can create art projects
made from recyclable materi-
als with the Flying Cardboard
Theater.
Rob Streit of the Detroit Food
Academy will be on hand to
teach stoppers-by the education-

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OUR COMMUNITY

when one decides on what bottle
they will pick out next time they
bring one to serve and drink at
the next seder or meal with a
Jewish ritual.”

Chadash of Oak Park will lead a
discussion and demonstration on

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Rabbi Louis
Finkelman